Spring-gun.



R. A. PEAcoK.

SPRING GUN.

`APPL|CAT10N man MAY15.1915

yPutened June 5, 1917.

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SPRING GUN.

` APPLICATKON FILED MAY 15. 1915: 1,22931129. Patented June 5, 191?.

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. To all whom 'it may concern:

, Be it known that-I, Ronnnr A.-'PEACOCK, a `citizen Vofthe United States, residing at Delaware City inthe county of'New'Castle and `State of belaware, have invented 'cer- Vtain new' and useful Improvements in Springuns, of which the following is a specification; My invention relates-to toys, and mor particularly to a toy gun Vfor use `-inaw r game.."- The primary object of my inventiopis to provide a toy. spring gun or projectoifvvhiclfi lasimple in construction, cheap tofmanu- 15 facture, strong and durable and tive in operation. r '1 /j Another object of my inventifn iseto provide a to spring gun havingv base' which is pivote for springing movement, 'the gun 2obeing ivoted o'n the base to `changeits anl j fgl'eof lnclination.

1g A further object of my invention is to provide improved means for changing the angleof inclination of the gun, and sup-` g A still further object of my inventionis provide improved trigger and catch means for'the gun which permits,- f half and full cockingof the gun. f

A- still further object of my invention is to Vprovide an'improved projectile for use in connection withthe gun.'

- With the Aabove and other objects in view f .my invention resides preferably in the con.- struction*` combination and arran ment parts as set .forth in t e specification andjillustrated inthe accompanying drawm in whichi'gure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of'rnV improved gun andthe base'thereor.

Fi 2 vis `a rear elevational view of my im roved gun.

ig. 3 is alpers ctive view of the Vat thetime of disc erging-a projectileat a 45 plurality of, objects.

Similar reference characters indicate-.similar "arts throughout the various views 'of therawn'a "i moge'particularly to the draw- 50"' the preferred embodiment of.

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points Band for th purposeof representingthe'walls of"a\fo or the like.4

The' gun carriage lissd n ated by the' numeral' 5; and includes a fron late 6 and side walls. op leigealkand `8, said vside walls v30 (fand 8 having! eet 9 ditlforr'ned thereon for a purposewhich will hereliafterappear.. -A wearing plate 11 is provided countersunk in the base 1 ,v substantially arcuate, and dis- .1- p'osed beneaththe-feet 9 and 10 of ,thegun '65 carriage The `front wall 6 of the gun car-4 riage 1s pivotal-1y fastened on the base 1A by meansv of a. screwV or the like 12 so. as to permit of lateral swinging of the gun whenl aimin the same. It is to be understood 7o that t e arcuate -plate -lli's plotted from-the pivot 12`as a center. "The upper-ends of the side walls 7 and 8 of the gun` carriage" are provided with transverse lopenings t through which' bearing screws 13 and 14175 are. adapted'tov pass. The screws 13 and 14 are threaded lnto the trunnions 15 and 16, respectively, said trunnions being 'formed -integrally with the gunbarrel 17. 1' The bore, saidcentral bore being divided by a wall 18 substantially intermediate its length affording a'pair `of 'chambers 19 and 20, the chamber 2O being slightly larger than'- 4the chamber 19 for a urpose' which will here` 85 inafte'r appear. he chambers 19 and'20, communicate through the wall 18 by an aperture 215e-,`

t The projectilggmechanisni is mounted' in tle chamber 20 and includ a rod 22 slid-4 90 a 1y mounted in Bearing ushng 23, said bearingbushing being threa ycdas at 241 into the rear end of the gun b'a 17. A /t'ransverse yrecess 25 is provi-de dwiihthe bushing' 23 to facilitate turning thesamer-intothe 96 barrel 17. One extremity ofthe ro`d\'2g` is threaded as at 26 for reception of a block` 27, said block 27 being annularly receed as',at 2 8 to provide enpheral anges 29 and 30 andisadjusta `e,alorl'gthe rod- 22 100 .tgl-Vapurpose WMM will""hfereinafter ap- "eala' Aj-knob or h z'dle 31 4isgnounted on t e rear extremity of the rod 22and serves' a purposenwhich willl hereinafter `plpean The rod-2 2 is for the purpose of disc 105 infg a missile from the muzzle end 32 of t e-\ gun and"is facted' upon by a 'coiled spring element'wound thereabout, said coiledspring Y elementfhaving one of its extremities .engaged over a lateral extension on the block 110 n barrel is formed with a central 80 27 and the other extremity bearing upon the bushing' 28.

In order to cock the gun I provide an i'mproved oateh"n\'hieh comprises a. strip 35 of sn'ing'meta'l' fastened at one extremity of t 1e gun barrel as indicated at 36, thefree extremity thereof projecting through an opening 37 formed in the -bhrrel 17 which communicates with tHe chamber 20. The free extremity of the sprngllis formed with n hook portion 38 und a' tooth portion 39.-

A releasing arm 40 is pivotedV at 4 :1 in ears 42 cast integral With-'the -gun bar-rel 17 and is provided with hooked en tremitiea for i engagementwith the hook per-tion 88 of the catch 39. The 'lanyard of the gun is designglte'd 44 and' is .connected to the free extl'ilnity of the arm'4 0 I 'l1 ave' Provided improvedmeans for changingthe inclination 'ofthe vgun barrel V17 'Y relative tothe b 'ase 1. This means comprises a supporting arm 4 5 pivoted 'at 46 between ears or lugs 47 for-medion 'the' barrel 17. The free extremity of-the' arm 4 5 is ta'pered as'at 48 for engagement with one of a 'plurality' of teeti 49 provided on the rearfa-cef the plate By liftingthe rear end of the gn v'the arm 45 may be readily withdrawn from enge-gement wlththe teeth wlicreiponthe angle fof inclination othe tafinetlin- .engagement with' theA teethg49, by

virtiie of thev weight oftherean ortion of tion 52 fonning the rear -end thereof. The

hed 51 is 'provider' tin 53 en -'may be The portion' 52 presen instance-feed te-frepresent e neet i efbealeehpe Certe, ef-'thsefbsetsitre .giver-i umbers'so thatll when -an -ob1ect is I rom e' beard, -theperson making 'eforedt'edvjvlitli a certain mim'- s: etthenne stood that I "face j a ineens5-rs dl projectile is 'now inserted threu "h the noz z le end of the gunand may e *rammed home. In oeder' to diseha eI the same a shar is delivered to e lanyfard 34 whic will cause thearm 40 by virtiieof its engagement with the 'catchB'Qytje wig-ithclraw the catch from en agement with the block 27 releasing the rocgl and allowing the spring. to impart' movement thereto. The three ed extremit of the rod will engage, the rojectile, driving the same from the gun. It will be noted thattlere is Ilo-"postive engagement with the projecting m' ans with the vprojectile eind. th'nt the can not [be 'forced' into the `Eeyen certain distance, namely -the vafll 1 8-, "Tlie Ranges 29 and'BO minded ont-he bleekg( permit of two-coe mfg, positiev -e of;

22, which are commonly knownfinfii as half cock and full cock. The] geg-bf the' gun can be changed by this femme; 1 furthermore, by adjusting the block along' the externally 'Screw-threaded r0d'122, the tension of the spring 33. ma7 be varied, and-it will be noted that. the'gunl 90 used asa morta-r or 8S a rie. called to the fact that while this. 'gun been shown and described for 4use as a -t with e v.slight meeificaeion; the seme-maybeapplied tolar r devices; sach-' "proj'ee- 95 tors for signalrook'ets. and the inventi'onas Aa'Il lefii liar'f o'rln'1- d construction, it is desired that it be'xiinder;

may 'make such. ges" detailstherevf thqt du@ spi-re .and

what ,I c aimfand desire to secure by Lettere Patent is: 105

Chee@ chambery, ,eid-b I nemler associated' lthepemthzd. a1

)listably arrangedupon-i s member, a Acatch extending; Said be'rrl, enge eeble with sin catch' having"` aeoked., raientl and means carried by tiebarrel gege-sable' wiehe 'id cambien-rele g same1 from the Ihlock lto d iseh "s nv'gev ,apj jecti-e#- 1. i, i 21A Preiethrlinel11ding-eberreh die: charge chamber in `saidl barr 1 ing member arranged in 'the .,b.

proeeting meinh'er' and resi ient means" whereby d a'eatch sa vbarrel and adapted te "i releasing the seme from the projecting4 means.

3. A projector, includlng a base, u barvrel thereon having a, longitudinal central bore, said bore divided into a pair of chambers, one of said chambers-adapted to receive e projectile, a projecting means in the other of said chambers includingr an externuliv threaded rod, spring actuating means associated with said rod, a catch on said barrel engngeable with said rod, said catch having a Ahooked projection thereon,

Vadjustable means on the rod engageable with said catch, and a hooked arm pivotally supported upon said valve and engageable 15 with said catch for releesin the rod.

In testimony whereof I a x my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT A. PEACOCK. Witnesses:

HENRY CLEARN, W. U. REYoLD. 

